hornet97 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Just wandering? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) Well, the Hobby Craft CF-100 leaves a little to be desired. But I do not see any other company coming out with one. Edited October 2, 2012 by phantom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hornet97 Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) Sorry phantom should have been more clear the American F-100. my bad but what would the CF-100 look like in USAF colors may be what if 2.0 GB. Edited October 2, 2012 by hornet97 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I knew what you meant, I am just being difficult. You know I do not think I ever built an American F-100. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CrowTRobot Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I'm partial to the Monogram Hun. I just finished one recently, and although it took a fair amount of elbow grease I'm happy with the choice. I never cared for the more expensive and heavily riveted HobbyBoss kit, although I have seen folks crank out some spectacular results with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Monogram's is far and away the most accurate, even with its known faults. And it's 35 years old. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Once again, Monogram wins if you want a career rather than a modelling project. But there are some gorgeous builds of this venerable kit, and it is worth all the work. Just waiting for the Legend cockpit from Lucky Model (free shipping!) for mine... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) Accuracy: Monogram by a mile. You can put every bit of resin and photo etch available on the Trumpeter kit, and it still won't be as accurate as the Monogram kit, and by the time you've finished installing all of that aftermarket, you could have put the same effort into the Monogram kit and had a better model. The trick to the Monogram kit is to cut off the stabilators and build the fuselage without the wings. This makes it easier to clean up the seams on the aft fuselage and really reduces the ugliness of the seams forward & aft of the wing. The wing pulls the sides of the upper fuselage half in, which causes the nasty seams on the sides. You'll still need some filler, but not much. Split the 1-piece wing in half & add the wings like you would most other kits. I made a spar with some brass tube, but I'm not sure that was really necessary. Easy to build: Trumpeter. Can be identified as an F-100 from across the room. There are old posts here and one in the Jet Aircraft Tweaks section over at W W W . Z O N E - F I V E . N E T (Do we really need this redirecting childishness?) The same can also be said about the 1/72 F-100D & F. The AMT F and Italeri, Revell, & ESCI Ds are all better and less expensive than their respective Trumpeter counterparts. Chippwho: Watch out for the Legend pit. The deck behind the seat is too long and pushes the cockpit tub so far forward the seat interferes with the instrument panel. Also consider replacing the instrument panel with the kit panel of one from the old Eduard set, and lower the cockpit floor and replace the seat with one from AMS Resin. Cheers! Ben Edited October 2, 2012 by Ben Brown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Ben, many thanks for the advice on the build -I'll follow that. Regarding the Legend 'pit, I heard about this (I think the old Black Box one had a similar problem?) In any event, if I can't do anything with it after prolonged torture, I'll toss it and move on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hornet97 Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 Cool I was planing on using one for the what if 2.0 GB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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